Fishing signaling device



Aug. 3, 1948. A. LINDER 2445,1427

FISHING SIGNALING DEVICE Filed Oct. 16, 1944 IN V EN TOR.

Patented Aug. 3, 194s UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FISHING SIGNALING DEVICE Antoni Linder, Chicago, Ill. Application October 16, 1944, Serial No. 558,790

1 Claim.

1 The present invention relates to electrical fishing signals of the type to which a line is connected and in which a sounding signal is given when a fish has been caught upon the line, and has for its main object the provision of an improved fishing signal device of the type stated.

A still further object of the present invention is the provision of an improved switch in a fishing signal of the type indicated, and which switch may be operable by the pull exerted upon the line when a fish has been caught for completing the electric circuit for sounding an audible signal.

With the above general objects in view and others that will appear as the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawing forming a part of this application and in which like designating characters refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of the present device mounted on a support;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view on a horizontal plane, substantially on line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. .3 is a cross-sectional view on line 3--3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view on line 4-4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view through the base of the device showing one of the circuit terminals in an inoperative position;

Fig. 6 is a diagrammatical view of the circuit; and

Fig. 7 is a. cross-sectional view on line 1-1 of Fig. 2.

Referring in detail to the present drawing there is shown base I 0 upon which a box-like cover I I is receivable and to which the same is attachable by means of plurality of screws l2. Both the base l0 and cover II are formed preferably of insulating material. The front edge of base l0 and centrally thereof is recessed as at l3 and the front wall of cover II has a corresponding downwardly extending lip M which fits within said recess [3 when cover II is in an operative position upon base It]. Said recess l3 however is wider than the thicknessof said lip M, for the purpose which will be hereinafter appar ent.

,Aflixed to base ID by means of screws l5, adjacent one of its ends and in a spaced relation is a pair of plates l6, each of which has an integrally formed and upwardly projecting spring contact I1, and within which a cell battery I8 is maintained in a stationary position, one of said contacts engaging the end wall of said battery l8, and the other of said contacts I! contacting with pole IQ of battery I 8.

The device is further provided with a pair of metallic leaf terminals 20, of L-shaped formation, the longer ends of which are afiixed to base I0 and below the buzzer casing 2|, while the opposite bentends thereof are within recess l3 and in contact with the longitudinal vertical wall thereof, as is clearly seen in Fig. 5. So that the free ends of terminals 20 may have free play within said recess Hi, the latter is wider than the thickness of the lip 14, said free ends of said terminals 20 being positioned immediately rearwardly of said lip I4, as is seen in Fig. 4. The offset free ends of terminals 20 constitute guides therefor, preventing accidental angular displacement thereof and to assure thereby their alignment with the switch parts later described.

Referring to Fig. 6 one wire 22 leads from battery l8 to one of the terminals 20. That latter wire may be connected with one of plates l6 and may be held in position by one of screws 5. Wire 23 connects by one of its ends with battery l8, and by the other end with buzzer 2|. That latter wire may also be affixed by one of its ends to the other plate I6 and engaged by one of screws l5. Wire 24 leads from buzzer 2| to the other terminal 20. These wires 22, 23, and .24 are shown in Fig. 2, and also in the diagrammatic view in Fig. 6 which will impart full understanding of the wiring and the resulting electric circult.

From the hereinabove description itwillbereadily seen that when terminals 20 are bridged the electric circuit will be completed and thereby buzzer 2| will be energized for the purpose of giving an audible signal. The means to bridge terminals 20 is a suitable switch presently described, and includes resilient tongue 25, which is mounted upon the lower edge of front vertical wall of closure II and substantially centrally thereof, and upon bolt 26. Said tongue is spaced from the adjacent face of said front wall of closure II by means of spacing block 21. Above said bolt 26 is screw 28 passing through bushing 29 set within said front wall of closure II. Said screw 28 by its inner end contacts with said tongue .25 for the purpose hereinafter described.

Set within bushing 30 and above said screw 28 wire 35 has a similar eye 38 which is set upon bolt.

26 and contacts with tongue 25. The two are clamped by nut 3'! which is in threaded engage-1 1 ment with the inner end of bolt 28. I

Screw 38, disposed above the other terminal 28 when closure H is in an operative position upon base l8, engages the front wall of closure H and by adjustment of screw 28, even the smallest fish caught upon line 43 will exert sufiicient pull upon hook 3| in order to move the upper end of tongue 25 into contact with arm 42 for the purpose of sounding buzzer 2|.

The above device may be suitably mounted upon any shore object and a mounting means thereof is suggested in Fig. 1, wherein there is shown plank 44 which may be driven into the ground, and upon the upper end of which U- shaped clamp 45 may be placed. Said U-shaped clamp 45 is provided with screw 48 which passes through one arm of said clamp 45 to clamp the said plank '44 against the other arm of said clamp 45. Base l0 may be provided with a guide plate '41 which engages plate 48 pivoted upon -clam.p 45.- A similar plate 49 is carried by one passes through plate 39. Said plate 39 is further affixed to said wall by means of pin 40. The head of said screw 38 is spaced fromplate 89 by means of washer or nut 4i.v

Carried by the upper end of plate 39 is a transverse arm 42, the fIGEYGHdOfiWhl-Ch is off set-from the adjacent inner face'of front wall of closure H and is adapted for selective contact by the upper end of tongue 25 upon actuation thereof by hook 3|.

' From the hereinabove description of the switching device it will be seen that when closure H is in an operative position upon base (8 the screw heads of screws 32- and 38 are in contact with terminals 28. and-when the upper end of tongue 25 is in contact with arm 42 the electric circuit will be :completed through screws 32 and 38, tongue'25'; arm 42 and plate 38 for the purpose of energizing buzzer 2i for sounding the same. Said terminals 28 are of a resilient nature so that when closure H is removed from base I0, theyspring away fromthe adjacent face of said base 18, as is seenin Fig. 5, andwhen said closure H- is upon base Hi, the screw heads ofscrews 32 and 38 press said terminals downwardly and by virtueof this arrangement there is no failure of contact between said terminals and-screws 32 and 38.. The free vertical ends of said terminals 28 have free play with the space defined by the adjacent vertical face of recess-l3 and the inner face of lip M, as is seen in .Fig. 4.

Fish line 43 is either tied to or frictionally held by said hook 3i, and when a. fish has taken the hook upon-the line a pull upon line 43 will be exerted which will beiimparted to said hook 3| for the purpose of pullingtonguetowards arm 42 so as to'cause'a contact therebetween and complete'the electric circuit as hereinabove described for sounding buzzer 2 I. The purpose of screw 28 iszto move the upper end of tongue -25w or away from arm 42, thereby regulating the sensitiveness or the degree of yieldablity of said tongue 25 and thereby the degree of pull which will be required upon line 43 and hook 3| 'inorder to move said tongue -25 in contact with arm 42. 'When said screw 28 is driven farther into closure H tongue 25 is that" much farther removed from arm'42, requiring a greater degree of pull upon h'ook 3| in ordertomove said tongue 25 into contact with said arm 42. When on the other hand screw 28 is driven' farther outwardly of" front wall of closure ll, tongue 25': is thereby brought nearertowards arm- 42, thereby requiring lesser degree of pull upon line 43 and hook 3! in order to move the two into contact. When the; upper end of tongue 25 is brought to the nearest proximity of arm 42 arm of said clamp 45 which may be received by guideplate 4T. Thereby said guide plate 41 may interchangeably engage plate 48 or 49 thereby varying :theposition: of the device from=horizontal,- as isshown in Fig. 1, to a vertical one.

While there is described herein a preferred embodiment of the presentinvent-ion, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What I claim as new is: A fish signalling device comprising a housin having a fixed base and aremovable cover including a top and side walls, a signal device within the housing and electrical mechanism for operating said signal device, said electrical mechanism having a switch with contacts upstanding in side by-side relation 'on a wall of thecover, one of said contacts being substantially rigid and fixed to said wall, the other'of said: contacts being fixed'at one end to said wall and having the other end thereof ofiset in positionto-be-moved into and out of contacting relation" with said rigid contact, said contacts extending down wardly on the wall substantially to the lowe'rendthereof and each having contact means connected therewith at the'lower end of said wall, the electrical mechanism including contact means on the fixed base in'position to=be engaged by "the firstmentioned contact means when the cover is in place on the base, said wall of the cover having opening therein,-a rod -eXtending"through one of the said openings and being rigidly secured atone end to the movable contact and having a line holding means formed on the opposite end thereof, and an adjusting-screw mounted'in' another of said openings in positionto engage 'themovable cone tact whereby said movable contact maybe adjustably spacedat the contacting 'portion thereof from the rigid contact. AN'IONILINDER.

REFERENGES CITED Thefollowing references a'reof record in the file of this'patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS 107,501. t France "L: Mar.":31",i 1875 

